.Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep thirteen, 2024, 02:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques participated in ESPN in 2019 as a beat media reporter dealing with the Buffalo Costs, prior to switching over to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers hammered article writer for the Charlotte Observer gained the APSE honor for beating information and the South Carolina Media Association award for company writing in 2018. MIAMI-- Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa endured the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career on Thursday evening in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Costs. Tagovailoa was ruled out of the game in the 3rd fourth after a play in which he rushed up the center for an initially down as well as lowered his shoulder to initiate exposure to Bills safety and security Damar Hamlin. After Tagovailoa's headgear created challenging exposure to Hamlin's body, the quarterback immediately went into a fencing feedback, a phrase made use of to illustrate an individual's arms entering an abnormal setting. Dolphins medical personal trainers took care of him for several minutes as gamers knelt around him. He was actually eventually capable to walk off the area and into the staff's closet room under his own energy. YearGamesInjury20225Concussions20214Broken ribs/finger20201Thumb20194Ankle/dislocated hip)) Participated in every video game final seasonThe Dolphins have 10 times up until their upcoming activity against the Seattle Seahawks but could possibly rule out Tagovailoa, no matter exactly how he advances with the organization's concussion protocol. A stint on the wounded reserve can be yet another opportunity considering his accident record." Today, [it] is actually extra about getting a proper procedural examination as well as taking it one day at a time," Dolphins trainer Mike McDaniel said after the activity. "The outermost point coming from my thoughts is what is actually the timetable. Our team just need to evaluate and also merely worry about my ally. ... Our company'll acquire more information [Friday] and after that take it day by day from there." Here are actually 4 vital questions adhering to Tagovailoa's most up-to-date blast. What is Tagovailoa's accident past history? Tagovailoa was an applicant to become picked as the best quarterback in the 2020 NFL draft in the course of his ultimate time at Alabama however experienced a hip dislocation and bone fracture of the posterior wall surface of his hip socket midway via the period. He was actually additionally diagnosed with a concussion and also defective nostrils that year. Tagovailoa recovered over time to play for the Dolphins as a newbie however overlooked 5 video games during the course of his 1st pair of seasons due to several slight traumas. In 2022, he was identified with two blasts and also took a 3rd hit to his head that eventually triggered the NFL modifying its own trauma procedure. He failed to overlook a video game during the 2023 period, nevertheless, and made a four-year, $212.1 million contract extension in July. What options did Tagovailoa think about after his 2022 season? Tagovailoa acknowledged to for a while taking into consideration retired life after chats with his family. Throughout a meeting with "The Dan Le Batard Show" final month, he cleared up that it was largely his mama who asked him to reevaluate his participating in career. Essentially, he decided against it and also invested the 2023 offseason expanding and also instruction in a jiujitsu breakfall system to discover exactly how to drop without attacking his head on the ground. The instruction appeared to assist as he played with all of Miami's activities last season, featuring a playoff reduction to the Kansas Metropolitan Area Chiefs. This offseason, Tagovailoa informed CBS Athletics he lost 14 pounds in an effort to become extra mobile phone. play0:37 Mike McDaniel: Tua in 'great sens' after concussionMike McDaniel mentions Tua Tagovailoa was speaking with colleagues in the closet room and remains in great feelings after enduring a blast. If Tagovailoa would like to go back to the area, what difficulties will he need to clear in concussion procedure? McDaniel claimed Tagovailoa will definitely undergo thorough screening and also assessment before they choose just how to continue. The NFL's return-to-participation procedure is a five-step procedure that culminates in a staff's physician accepting a private neurological expert that a gamer can properly play once again. The very first step of the procedure is actually remainder as well as recovery "up until his symptoms and signs and neurologic assessment" go back to "baseline standing." The next action is actually sunny cardio exercise, observed through ongoing cardio physical exercise as well as intro of toughness training. A gamer can easily come back to football tasks in the 4th measure of the process, each of which are noncontact. The final measure is actually complete clearance, once the doctor as well as nerve consultant concede the player prepares. What are the Dolphins' alternatives at quarterback? Will they authorize yet another gamer? If Tagovailoa can easily not play in upcoming full week's activity against the Seahawks, third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson remains in series to start. Thompson started three games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff reduction when driving at Buffalo. The only other quarterback on the Dolphins' lineup is Tim Boyle, who is signed to their technique team. There are free agent possibilities readily available should Miami choose to produce one more quarterback, especially the team's first-round choice in 2012, Ryan Tannehill. McDaniel did certainly not commit to the possibility of participating in without Tagovailoa yet conveyed the "utmost assurance" in Thompson. It is actually extremely unlikely Miami will instantly generate yet another quarterback to begin again Thompson, but it could possibly include deepness if Tagovailoa is actually compelled to overlook time.